ToolNinja

Home / PDF

PDF tools

Free PDF to Text — Copy Text from a PDF

Take the text out of a PDF — all pages or one — and copy it or save it as a .txt file.

No upload Password PDFs Free, no login
Share
Choose a PDF
or drop it here — it is read on your device, never uploaded

Good to know

  • Works on PDFs made by a computer or phone app — bills, statements, letters, notices, e-Aadhaar.
  • A scanned PDF (a photo of paper) has no text inside, only a picture — this page shows nothing for those pages and says so.
  • Tables come out line by line; Hindi and other Indian scripts come out as the PDF stores them — some older PDFs use font tricks that copy as wrong letters.
  • Want the pages as pictures instead? PDF to JPG.

Kaise use karein

  1. PDF choose karein (password ho to likhein).
  2. Saare pages ya ek page chunein.
  3. Copy text dabayein ya .txt download karein.

Dhyan dein

Scan ki hui PDF (kaagaz ki photo) mein text nahi hota — usse yahan kuch nahi nikalta.

Questions people ask

How do I copy text from a PDF for free?
Choose the PDF; the text of every page appears in the box. Press Copy text, or Download .txt. Pick one page if you need only that.
Why is the box empty for my PDF?
Your PDF is scanned — each page is a photo of paper, with no text inside. This page does not read text from pictures.
Can it read a password-protected PDF like e-Aadhaar?
Yes. Type the password when asked; it is used only in your browser to open the file.
Does it keep Hindi text?
Hindi comes out as the PDF stores it. Most new PDFs copy correctly; some older ones use special fonts that copy as wrong letters — that is inside the PDF, not this page.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. The text is read in your browser and the file never leaves your device.

Related tools

Questions & problems

Ask a question or tell us if something didn’t work. Messages are private — only the ToolNinja team reads them, nothing is shown on this page.